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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 454 · 40 questions
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Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.

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  1. 1.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth

Answer key

  1. is farthest from the sun
  2. Earth spins on its axis
  3. it reflects sunlight
  4. 4
  5. 1
  6. False
  7. Sirius
  8. Mercury
  9. 3
  10. True
  11. 8
  12. a planet
  13. Neptune
  14. a star
  15. True
  16. a star
  17. 5
  18. the Pole Star
  19. False
  20. Mars
  21. a planet
  22. is the hottest planet
  23. Earth
  24. Titan
  25. 8
  26. Jupiter
  27. 24
  28. Jupiter
  29. False
  30. 365
  31. is famous for its rings
  32. a telescope
  33. is the biggest planet
  34. an astronaut
  35. 6
  36. False
  37. is the planet we live on
  38. 1
  39. False
  40. Uranus

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